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By Nick Watt and Bruno Roeber   It may not be the world’s most traditional choir, but it is certainly one of the most diverse. 2,950 singers from more than 73 different countries have come together over the Internet to create an incredible collaboration, all without leaving home. The virtual choir, which has singers hailing […]

By Bill Henry   OWEN SOUND, ON — Regan MacNay had her sights on a percussion career with a major orchestra. Her dedication to practising many hours every day at Western University led to serious tendonitis. It numbed her arms and ended any dreams of drumming. Doctors doubted MacNay would regain full use of her arms. […]

AP – CINCINNATI — Organizers of an international choir contest say a television special and participation by an award-winning composer should direct more public attention to the event’s U.S debut in Cincinnati this summer. The World Choir Games are held every two years. Nearly 400 choirs from 49 countries already are registered for this year’s event, […]

Music for Palm Sunday and Holy Week this Sunday on Great Sacred Music. The show airs each Sunday at 8 a.m. eastern on 89.7 FM in central North Carolina and online at http://theclassicalstation.org Your host is Rob Kennedy. ——————————————————————————————–   08:00:20 Healey Willan: Tenebrae of Maundy Thursday The Choirs of the Church of St. Mary […]

by Harry Kemble   HAMPSTEAD, UK — A BBC composer is writing a piece for a Hampstead community choir to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Benjamin Till, 37, was approached by the Fleet Singers to help with celebrations for June 16 at the old Hampstead Town Hall. The composer, who specialises in a genre called “musical documentary”, […]

By Ginger Brashinger   NEW LENNOX, IL — The name Charles Stark is a symbol for all things musical to many in the Lincoln-Way area. Over the past 43 years, Stark has been not only the Lincoln-Way High School District 210’s choral director and music department chair, but also the conductor of the Lincoln-Way Area […]